How to Sync a Controller to an Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 has excellent controllers with wireless capability, but if you grab one and bring it over to a friend's house, it won't work right away. The same goes if you buy a new controller and take it home: the system won't recognize it without syncing first. You will need to re-sync it every time you use the controller with a different console.

Things You'll Need

• Xbox 360 wireless controller

Instructions

1. Turn on the Xbox.

2. Turn on your controller by pressing the "Guide" button in the middle.

3. Locate a tiny white button on the top of the controller. It will have a symbol next to it that looks like three radar waves. Hold that button down and the guide button will start glowing.

4. Locate another tiny white button on the front of your Xbox. It is directly underneath the 2nd memory card slot. Hold this button and a similar glow will occur on your Xbox.

5. Watch both the controller and the console: when they both flash simultaneously (with all 4 rings around the guide button and console) then you know they are synced.

6. Press any button on your controller to guarantee it is working.

References

• "Xbox 360 for Dummies;" Brian Johnson;2006